Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1887-01-13
GENERAL NEWS ITEM.

days ago.
\ The Pope expects war and is arranging
a place Of safety.
The Indian appropriation bill just
passed, appropriates $5,OOO,OGO.
Henry George in his paper, the
Standard, has attacked the church Of
R me.
i Wheeler has left the Caldwell Trib-
une and A. X. Stambury has takeb
his place.
/ The pension bill for Mrs. Logan, as
passed the Senate, only gives her $2,OOO
US pension.
Clayyet and Frank CANAL arc to be
in attan lance upon the supreme court at
Boise CRY.
| Rudolph Guichard has been confirmed
register OF the Land Office at Walla
Wa.la, w. T.
Jan 9th at Chicago the Thermometer
was IA below zero, and at st. Paul it
was 81 below.
A 5000 pension bill has been intro
duced in the Senate in favor Of Senator
Logan's wild ".
The Reliance Iron Works at Milwau-
kie were destroyed by fire on the 7th Of
Jan. Loss s25O,OOO.
The appropriation bill contains an
item for the survey of the Columbia at
The Dalles for ship railway,
Congress declines to made appropria.
tions tor public buildings in Charleston;
reason, the ground is considered too
shaky.
The I dian appropriation bill as passed
the House provides $4,000 for expenses
Of investigation OF Indian depreciation
claims.
A FIRE in Fargo jar. Z, destroyed the
Northern Pacific machine toiler and
blacksmith shop. Loss $l5O,OOO to
$2O0,OUO.
Drunkenness Of an engineer was the
cause Of the railroad collision near Titfiu
Ohia. resulting in the destruction Of 81
ID; ny lives.
The German ship Elisabeth went
ashore on the 9TH near south of Port
Henry, Va. and all the crew and five Of
the life savin. crew were lost.
DR.. MULLENEAUx, a preacher Of
! Portland, has become notorious in s':anda!
and the Oregonion fears he is on the
downward road to the Y. s. Senate.
On the evening Of the 9th Of Jan.
portions Of the branch cable road in
Larkin street in SIN Francisco, CAL, was
blown mp by dynamite. No one was hurt.
The Spokane Falls Reuieu remarks:
"Hon Tom Catnn is back from his visit
to Washington City and from his cheer
fitness We would judge he met with a
pleasap. reception
Tn. Palouse Git, Boomerang predict
that. This session Of congress viii BE-
chiefly devoted to seeing. how many
public issues can be lodged by each
parry, and lay the blame to the other
side
The ship Harvey Mills was wrecked
in the Pacific Ocean, Of off cape FIattery
and out of twer ~ four persnns on board
only three were rescued, and these were
brought to San Francisco by the Bark
Majority.
PORTLAND, Jan 6.---The Dlniway
Publishin. company to day sold the
Ne0 Northeast to Oliver Perry Mason,
a we'll known lawyer and citiz.n. Maggie
Allen and Lucic Mason. The sale
creates some surprise.
| Hon. Chas. Himrod has been by the
Council confirmed Territorial treasurer,
and Judge j. II. Wickcrsham, OF
Owyhee county, territorial controller.
Their selection for the positions named
gives general satisfaction.
! The Salt Lake Tribune says: "The
Union Pacific people are to build extcn
sion IN Oregon, Idaho and Washington
Territories, but Just what the plans IRE
the officials are not ready yet to state.
There will be no railroad building in
Utah this YER"
i LONDON, Jan. l0-Great activity is
still manifested IN the War D partment.
| A feeling prevails in all department.
thai an European war is inevitable and
tie crash will come when ieast expected
Military circles in France, Italy, Austria,
Germany and Russia still continu. active.
Trains now run regularly twice day
from Old Mission to Wardner junction
and the travel will improve all the time
as the bad pl ces along the line are being
rapidly and securely repaired. Nothing
but very heavy and immediate rains can
now prevent the cars running regularly.
= Wdrdner Neus.
SALEM, Or, Jan. lO.-The State
legislature convened at IL o'clock to-day
and perfected temporary organization
There appears to be a settled determine.
ton on the part Of the members from
the city as well as the country to enact
judici'u railroad legislation The
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